What color is #1D173C?

#1D173C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D173C?

The RGB value is 29, 23, 60: 29 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D173C?

The complementary color is #363C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D173C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D173C color

#1D173C rgb(29, 23, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D173C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 9% green and 23.5% blue (29, 23, 60).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#1D173C color codes

HEX	`#1D173C`
RGB	`rgb(29, 23, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 62%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.56, 14.42, -22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.56, 27.1, 302.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.628, 1.2, 4.42)`
Decimal	`1906492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D173C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1D173C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D173C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1D173C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d173c; }
.text { color: #1d173c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d173c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 23 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d173c, #30173c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1D173C?: #1D173C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D173C?: The RGB value is 29, 23, 60: 29 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D173C?: The complementary color is #363C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D173C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.